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He said: "What we're going to do is put down an amendment asking for the Government to recognise that Scotland voted to remain.

"We're also putting down as part of that amendment a recognition that if the UK does leave the European Union that the people of Scotland should be able to determine their own destiny and in particular should have that power to have an independence referendum if we so choose and we're making reference in that to the claim of right and the debate we had in Parliament in July 2018 that Parliament accepted the motion that sovereignty rests with the Scottish people.

"So we will do what we can to work with other parties to stop Brexit , we have no desire to see Scotland dragged out against its will, but we need to recognise that if that does happen then the people of Scotland have got to determine their own future."

He added: "There is no such thing as a good Brexit, we know that it's going to cost jobs, we know that it's going to impact living standards, we know of course that no deal is absolutely disastrous for the people of Scotland."

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While the Scottish Government could stage another vote on independence, a section 30 order transferring the powers needed to hold such a ballot from Westminster would be needed for it to be legally binding.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she would not hold a referendum without Westminster's permission.

MPs will vote on the Prime Minister's EU withdrawal bill on Tuesday.

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May has said that if the vote is lost that she will give MPs the chance to vote against leaving the EU with no-deal and to request an extension of the Article 50 withdrawal process, delaying the UK's March 29 departure date.

Blackford said that the SNP will vote to rule out a no-deal Brexit and extend the Article 50 process if the Prime Minister's vote on Tuesday is defeated.

He also said that the party supports a People's Vote on Brexit.

The SNP will table its amendment on Monday, rejecting May's Brexit deal and backing the Scottish Parliament's mandate to hold an independence referendum.

A UK Government spokesman said: "Scotland had an independence referendum in 2014 and voted decisively to remain in the UK.

"The Scottish Government needs to stop using Brexit as an excuse to pursue their unwanted independence agenda.

"Rather than constantly seeking division and constitutional upheaval, the Scottish Government needs to work with the UK Government to avoid a damaging no deal. That is what people and business in Scotland expect."